Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 7

SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1964 ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH A-7 To Start Construction Here May 3 on $386,085 Center By JACK BARRAN Telegraph Staff Writer Ground will be broken May 3 to start construction of the largest Protestant church in Alton, it was announced this week. Kids were let early this week for the $386.085 worship center for the Calvary Southern Baptist Church, Washington and Brown streets. William Flippo, Alton architect, said the improsing building will cover 18,000 square feet incorporating the "feeling of the pulpit God" in the Colonial brick struc- ilhr already existing educational building. The worship center consists of lure that will be built next to two floors. The lower floor is devoted to a kitchen and a fellowship hall, the latter with The imposing structure will I seating for or the hall can be topped by a spire that towers I be divided into classrooms and 65-fecM above the ground.

The seating area will handle 8fi5 people. Including the nave that will seat 600, the choir 60, and balcony 200. The choir loft will be behind a "warmup" room for the choir. The upper floor will be divided for the pastor's study, a seating area, baptistry and a bride's room, with restrooms. The interior of the building will be done in Colonial decor, with wainscot panels along the walls.

In addition to a heating system, a large cooling unit will be installed. Flippo said, "this center will not suggest relaxation, but instead will focus the attention to the pulpit." Construction is expected to be completed by May of 1965. The Rev. Howard Todd Tay- lor is pastor of what is considered the. fastest-growing congregation in the city.

Stanley Wilson is chairman of the building commiltee. CALVARY BAPTIST WORKSHOP CENTER This is an architect's drawing of the new Calvary center is at left, the educational building on the right Southern Baptist Church that will be built at. Wash- was built previously. The structure will be styled along ington and Brown Street in Alton. The new worship Colonial lines.

Haivks Coach To Be Speaker Harry Gallatin, coach of the St. Louis Hawks pro-basketball team, will be guest speaker at the father and son banquet at 6:15 p.m. Thursday in the East Alton First Baptist Church. Sponsored by the men's fellowship, the affair will honor coaches and boys of the church basketball teams which finished the season with the senior team taking first place in the church league, and the junior team in second place in their division. Trophies were presented to the teams during worship services in the church Sunday.

Gary Gates, youth director, will preside as master of ceremonies. Gates and Arthur Snodgrass served as coaches for the season. Tickets may be obtained from fellowship members: Hollis Franklin, William Holder, Marion Dillard, Sox Parker, Bill Clausen, Coy Treat, Jim Jolley and John Boren, president. Snodgrass Evangelist For Revival Weatherf ords to Sing At Assemby of God The Weatherfords Gospel Quartet will present a public concert of gospel music at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Edwards Street Assembly of God Church of Alton.

The quartet, known on radio and television, is recognized as one of the nation's finest song groups with their rendition of the old favorites. Many recordings have also been made by the Akron, Ohio, singers, according to the Rev. Richard W. Dortch, church pastor. REV.

SNODGRASS BRIGHTON The Rev. and Mrs. James A. Snodgrass will be evangelists during revival services slated by the Assembly of God from Tuesday, through May 3, nightly -at 7:30. The Rev.

Snodgrass is an Altonian, has pastored the Assembly of God church in Gillespie He is a graduate of Central Bible Institute, Springfield, Mo. was formerly pastor of the Assembly of God church in Cov ington, Ind. At present he is pastor of the church in Canton 111. He and Mrs. Snodgrass will present instrumental and voca music each evening.

On Friday evening the Alton Edwards Street Assembly choir will sing under the direction of the Rev. Roger Johnson. Climaxing service on Sunday wiT commemorate progress of local church during the past year. The Rev. Lloyd Shoemak er will be speaker.

The Shoemaker is president of As sembly Homes of Illinois, was formerly pastor of the Street Assembly. Pastor of the local church is the Rev. Mar vin Fulks. Missionary Speaks Miss Carl Capen, a missionarj to Thailand, was the featured speaker at the Alton Baptis' Assn. of the American Baptis Women's spring rally held a 1 the Cherry Street Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon.

GOSPEL QUARTET The Weathert'ord Quartet will give a public gospel and hymn singing performance in the Edwards Street Assembly of God Church in Alton Sunday. Re-Elected Treasurer Of WSCS Conference Mrs. W. Ross King of Alon has been re-elected treasurer of the Methodist Southern Illinois Conference Woman's Society of Christian Serv- ce. About 700 members of the 301 local woman's societies at- ended the conference's recent annual meeting in Centralia.

The delegates launched a two- year observance of the 25th anniversary of the woman's group. Goals are an increase in membership from the current 12,441 to 15,551 by June of 1966, and a 10 per cent jump in the conference-wide pledge from the present $72,000 appropriation to $79,200. "Mrs. Robert Davis, of Robinson, re-elected president of the conference, told delegates that 'Main Street U.S.A. is no longer the only boundary of the Christian community." Mrs.

Davis told Methodist women to shake off complac ency and "become a most potent voice in extending Chris women, Mrs. Davis added, cannot allow themselves to become insulated from world crises. Other officers re-elected were Mrs. J. H.

Mount, Carlyle, vice and Miss Irene Schenker, Vandalia, recording secretary. Japanese Theme Set for Banquet The mother-and-daughler ban quet of First Christian Church, Washington Alton, will be held May 1 featuring a Japanese theme. Mrs. Gordon Masterson, who has resided in Japan, will be the speaker. Special music will be by Mis; Elizabeth Moore and Mrs.

James Halnig, both of Jersey ville Christian Church. A ski I will be presented by the daugh ters. ianily hungry wherever for God." Presides at Methodist Conference CARROLLTON Dr. Russel Coulter of Jacksonville presidec at the quarterly conference and annual election of officers of the Methodist Church. Among official board mem bers elected Tuesday evening were: Dr.

H. Phillip Hobson lay leader; Paul Crotchett church school superintendent. Board of stewards for the ensuing three years: for Neil Carter, Norman Brooks, W. R. Hobson, Mrs.

J. W. Stevens, Mrs. Arthur Carter and Orville Bechdoldt; for 1966 Mrs. Cecil Foiles, Mrs.

H. R. Covey, Bill D. Schimpf, Ray H. Roll, Everett Shaw and Mrs.

Norman Brooks; for 1967 Kenneth Byland, Henry Brooks, Mrs. Paul Hartwick, Mrs. Floyd Anderson, Mrs. Damon Driver and Jack McDonald. Trustees elected for a three year period; for 1965 Dean Clough, Burns Smith and Jack Alfeld; for 1966 Paul Hartwick, Perry Cory and John D.

Carter for 1967 John 1st Christian To Host Area Mission Rally The first Christian Church of Alton will be the host church 'or the second annual Greater St. Louis Area Missionary Rally which will begin Thursday 8:30 p.m. There will be meetings Friday and Saturday evening at the same time and a meeting Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. Four churches in the greater St. Louis area will be host to the meetings at these same time periods.

The speakers will be rotated among the churches so that all four churches will have the opportunity of hearing each of the four missionaries. The missionaries for this year's rally will be: Harland Cary, president of Collegio Bib lico in San Antonio, Pau Bojko of Poland; Christos Danikas of Greece and Clinton Looney of Mexico. The four area churches that will be host churches for the rally are in Alton and Belleville Byland, Floyd Anderson and Howard Covey. Mother-Daughter Breakfast May 3 JERSEYVILLE The women of the Church of the Holy Ghost neoole are wil1 hold their annual mother people aie daughler C0rnmun 0 breakfast May 3 in lhe parisn follow 'ing'the Mass at 8:30 a.m. The group will attend Mass together and then go to the hall for breakfast.

All the women of the parish have been invited to attend the the service and breakfast and mothers may bring their daughters of high school age. in Illinois and High Ridge in Florissant Missouri. and Be- St. Paul's Methodist Raises $45,000 For New Building muse of conflicting schedules in two of the churches, Bethalto will host the Friday night meeting in this area and the Jennings, St. Louis County church will host the Sunday afternoon meeting for Florissant.

Roxana Baptist Changes Morning Worship Hours Beginning May 3, the morning worship hours will change at the First Baptist Church of Rox ana. Church school will begin at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. The church previously had a unified worship at 9:45 a.m. The Rev.

Roy Gibbs is pastor. The church will begin the sponsorship of a radio broadcast from 8 to 8:15 a.m. May 3 over Wood River station WBBY. Vernon Society Banquet May 8 The annual mother-daughter banquet of the Emily Vernon Missionary Society of Campbell A ME Church, will be held May 8 at 6 p.m. in the church dining room.

Mrs. Minnie Steward is chairman and Mrs. Gladys Davis is co-chairman. Program for the event is to announced. To Lecture On Christian Scientists Baptists Have Tew' Converts By DON MCKKE ATLANTA, Ga.

irn Baptists, comprising the nation's largest Protestant denomination, arc facing a dilemma of growing financial rescour- ces and declining spiritual interest. Baptist churches are col- there EVERY ONE WHO HAS RETIRED SCIENCE HEALTH needs this book T. A. MC CLAIN A one-hour public lecture wil be given in Alton Sunday, by Thomas A. McClain of The Christian Science Board of Lee tureship.

The lecture will explore the underlying spiritual nature of the universe as a creation of God, and how it affects everyday life, including spiritual healing. It is being sponsored by First Church of Christ, Scientist, and will be given at 3:30 p.m. in the Franklin Macsonic Temple, 1513 Washington Ave. He has participated in a number of Christian Science radio and television programs, and currently resides in Chicago. lecting more money but are fewer converts.

Since it broke with Northern Baptists over slavery in 1845, the loosely organized Southern Baptist Convention has grown from its original 351,951 members to nearly 10.5 million. Its Northern counterpart, the American Baptist Convention, has not experienced such a rate of growth. Its membership is 1.5 million. Conservative Southern Baptist, conservative and fundamentalist, has spread into the 50 states and 54 foreign countries. It operates six seminaries, 45 hospitals, and numerous children's homes.

Last year, Southern Baptist counted 10,395,940 members to become officially the biggest non-Catholic denomination in the United States. Its contributions ran to more than $556 million last year; its property was valued at a record $2.75 billion. Despite these gains, the rate of growth is declining and there have been sharp drops in baptisms the past two years. Baptisms dropped from 867 to 355,325 in an eight-year period starting in 1955. Last year the decline was 6.9 per cent.

Baptist leaders disagree over the reasons but many attribute the decline to a national trend away from organized religion. Others cite growing urbanization and failure of the church to provide needed direction or inspiration. "It's an alarming 1 said Searcy Garrison of Atlanta, executive secretary of the Home Mission Board. He blamed it on a trend of secularism. at Uiuten Jliton, ullinois 10:45 Morning Worship and Church School Sermon: "Reflections on Grand Avenue, St.

Louis" HUGH J. KENNEDY, Minister. BRIGHTON Approximately $45,000 has been raised by the congregation of St. Paul Methodist Church in the current crusade for building and budget purposes. The total represents approximately $10,000 over the campaign goal.

Cost of the projected building was estimated at $65,000 and the crusade was geared to raise approximately half of that amount. Pledges of members are scheduled for 3-year terms. In addition to $7,800 in hand at the start of the crusade, there were After Our Guest FUEE COFFEE and DON UTS Sunday Morning ZIKE PHARMACY 627 E. Airline Drive ROSEWOOD HiilGHTS Dial 25)1-2203 GODFREY BAPTIST CHURCH State Rte. 100 (Next to Gllson Brown School) HAKOLD L.

SMITH, Pastor Sunday Church School 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship Service 10:40 A.M. Sermon: "Faith That Means Doing" Nursery Provided. Baptist Evening Fellowship 7:00 to 8:30 P.M. $6,000 in advance gifts and approximately $4,000 in pledges from church organizations.

The current budget for next year, for which pledges were simultaneously sought, showed a hundred per cent increase ov er previous years. PRIMITIVE BAPTIST MEETING at 337 SANDERS Bethalfo 10:30 A.M.—Sunday For information, pall 377-8231 or I Edwards Street ASSEMBLY OF GOD 3615 EDWARDS SUNDAY SERVICES 9:30 A.M.—SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:30 A.M.—MORNING WORSHIP Sermon: "Our Year of 7:00 P.M.—EVANGELISTIC SERVICE Sermon: "Alton's Greatest Sin" Special Guests: The Weatherford Quartet Richard VV. Dortch, Pastor Roger Johnson, Assoc. Pastor Come to The Congregational Church Of The Redeemer on Henry Street at Sixth in Alton 9:30 A.M.—CHURCH SCHOOL 10:45 A.M.—SERVICE OF WORSHIP Sermon: "The Pharisee ami the Publican" Anthem: "God In "Praise the Name of the 6:30 P.M.—Pilgrim Fellowship Robert Chatfield Kemper, Pastor MAYME WILLIAMS Orlando, Florida "REVIVAL" Hear These Evangelists Who Have Traveled to Many Foreign Countries And Have Ministered to Thousands. TWO GREAT SERVICES DAILY MABLE WILLETTS 10:00 WILLIAMS 7:30 P.M.

April 26th Thru May 10th FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1ST RIVER NIGHTLY AT 7:30 EXCEPT SAT. E. R. BUCHER, Pastor MABEL WILLETTS Medlothian, Maryland CHURCH OF CHRIST 3402 FRANOR ALTON Sunday Meetings 10:00 o.m. 7:00 p.m.

For Information Phone 877-8711 466-2353 250-3244 to give him fresh purpose If you are among the ever- increasing number of retired workers, or arc planning to retire-if you are seeking wider horizons for usefulness then you will want to turn to the truths contained in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. Christian Science explains that man, as the image and likeness of God, is constantly expressing a higher sense of activity and can find new opportunities for usefulness. Science and Health may be read or examined, together with the Bible, at any Christian Science Reading Room. Or it may be purchased at $3. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM East Broadway Dally 11 a.m.

to 4:30 p.m. Wood River 217 N. 9th St. Tuesday-Thursday 2 to 4 p.m. edifice Wednesday, 7 to 8 p.m.

8 to 9:15 p.m. CHERRY STREET BAPTIST CHURCH Sixth and Cherry Streets W. Freeman Privert, Minister 9:00 A.M. CHURCH SCHOOL 10:10 A.M. WORSHIP TO STAY YOUNG" 6:30 P.M.

YOUTH AND ADULT FELLOWSHIPS 7:30 P.M. WORSHIP Mess a IS YOUR GOAL IN LIFE?" This Friendly Church Invites You WHY CHURCHES OF CHRIST DO NOT BESTOW TITLES OF DISTINCTION In the long ago the Jews corrupted their speech by using "half the speech of Ashdod" (Neh. 13:23, 24). iguaratively speaking, we have much of the language of Ashdod in the world today. Many self-exalting Hies are now being used in opposition to the teach- ngs of the Bible.

REVEREND. This word is found but one time in the Bible. (Psa. Here the word refers to GOD. or a person to apply this as a title to himself when he Holy Spirit never used the word in this manner to be guilty of perverting the Word.

There is no mention in the scriptures of "Reverend Paul," "Right Reverend James" and "The Right Reverend Peter." ATHER. Jesus said in Matthew 23:9 "And call no man your father upon the earth." That Jesus was speaking of religious titles is clear from the context. Mary called Joseph the father of Jesus. (Luke 2:48) PASTOR. The minister or evangelist is NOT a pastor unless he has been appointed to "the office of a bishop," overseer or elder.

(I Tim. (Acts 20:28) (Acts "Pastors" must have certain qualifications. (Titus I) Let us use Bible talk. Let us speak where the Bible speaks, and remain silent where the Bible remains silent. Let us call Bible things by Bible names, and do Bible things in Bible ways.

(I Pet. 4:1 I) CENTRAL AND MADISON CHURCH of CHRIST WOOD RIVER, ILLINOIS The Chuicb of Christ Is Dillerentl.